Hello Everyone,
Is there a problem in Italy if your Credit Card or Debit Card PIN starts with a zero?
We are traveling in June on a RS Village Italy Tour, and I wanted to know if I had to be concerned about this.
Thank you!
Mark
Posted by
Sapulpa, OK, USA
6345 posts
I've used a debit card since 2011, and have never had a problem with my PIN, which does have a leading zero.
I know the Rick's books say there might be a problem, but I've never seen it.
Posted by
la la land...
865 posts
I can't imagine why it would matter, but change it before you leave home, either at an ATM, or in your online banking app.
Posted by
Corvallis OR
7049 posts
I traveled all over Europe for several years and both my CC and my ATM/Debit card had pins with leading zeros - never had any issues with either. Unless there's some unique place that doesn't allow this I can't see where there'd be any problem.
Posted by
Houston
3521 posts
Way back in prehistory, a leading zero on a PIN would get truncated or more accurately replaced with a space character (good olde COBOL programming thing) resulting in a 3 digit PIN! But that has not been the case since the world moved to Windows for most things.
Four digits is four digits now. Barring any other restrictions set by the card issuer, your PIN can be any digits you want.
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23361 posts
Mark is correct. It is at least a 50 year old urban legend that dates back to the first couple of years of PINs and ATMs. Not a problem.